Express by Holiday Inn Southwark

We recently stayed in this hotel for the weekend, arriving on the Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday morning.

The hotel is located in a great position for exploring London and is within a few minutes walk from either Southwark or Blackfriars stations.

Unfortunately if you are driving, it’s just inside the congestion charge zone. There are also around 14 car parking spaces available underneath the hotel. These are chargeable though, currently £15 per day.

The hotel itself is pretty much what you’d expect of a Holiday Inn, clean and unfussy.

Breakfast times on both days were quite busy and with space at a premium, there isn’t room to seat everyone at once. It would be advisable to get there early to avoid a wait for a table.

All in all, it was a pleasant stay.

Small hotel right in London's City, 10min walk from Waterloo and the Thames in front of the door. Absolutely recommendable for a sightseeing tour of London. As in most other HI-Express Hotels there's a complementary breakfast inklusive, don't expect too much as the choice is very limited but absolutely OK in the interim. The rooms were practical, clean and furnished friendly. However the mattress rather resembles a trampoline but this is, well, as far as I can judge, English standard.